Ambitious A real undertaking. Demanding on a couple of fronts, like rough surfaces plus steady climbing, or a long stretch on busier roads.
Difficulty Our overall read of how demanding a route is. We score surface roughness, climbing, singletrack, and how far it runs from services. The route publisher's own rating, a lot of busy road riding, or sheer scale can push the tier up, never down.
Derived from OpenStreetMap. Good data, not perfect. Spot something wrong? Tell us.
How we describe routes →The Seymour Valley out-and-back runs 24 to 29 km through North Vancouver's deep forest, from the smooth, car-free paved parkway to rougher trail options near the lake and river. The easy line suits families; the trail sections turn rocky enough to want fatter tires. Views open up the valley as you go.
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the book from Let's Go Biking.
North Vancouver is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses, the SeaBus, and ferries will carry you and your bike there:
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam).
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.